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Then if[a] it bears fruit next year,[b] very well,[c] but if[d] not, you can cut it down.’”

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  1. Luke 13:9 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Luke 13:9 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
  3. Luke 13:9 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
  4. Luke 13:9 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.